Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-01-26
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Synopsis Of the Proceedings Of the Senate and
Heuse.

Synopsis Of the Proceedings Of the Senate and
HeasS.
SENATE.
Tho usual number of petitions relating to
me better protection of women and the in
production of physiological and hygieniC
branches INTO the public schools The judi
clary committee reported unfavorably on Mr..
| Cloughs bill. to Vacate q territorial road in
| Aennepin county. The house Joint resolu-
ton relating to the state university and col
lege was COncurred in, and also the resolu-
ton asking congress to pass the Miller
OIeuro- pneumonia bill. Mr.. Chapman tried
TO pass the JOINT memorial to build a soldiers
home at Farbault but the senate refused
On motion of MI Edwards the election of
United States Senator was made the special
order for Tuesday at II noon
BILLS PASSED.
House bill requiring the towns OF Brown
county to support their own poor.
Mr.. DAYS senate bill relating to school build
ings
Mr. Goodrich senate bill amending the Grim
tnal code relating to injury TO personal property
Mr. Pope's bill giving preference to ex-sold-
! iers and sailors i'll employment on public build
| inGS.
Mr.. oswald's senate bill relating to savings
/ banks.
Mr.. ClouGh's bill relating to fees for scaling
LOGS,
! Mr.. oswald's senate bill relating to the fore
! Closure OF mortgages.
Senator keller'S banking bill introduced yes
! terday embraces the Recommendations of Public
/ Examiner knoN~that banks failing to report to
| the examiner shall not do business under COR
| potste name or display sign bearing such
! name. The purpose Of the bill is TO make pri-
vate banks advertise as individual firms and not
! as corporate institutions
HOUSE.
/ There were number OF bills introduced
not OF public Importance.
The bill introduced by Mr. Donnelly for
the better regulation of warehouses in this
state" is quite voluminouS 1t is TO great
extent the same bill proposed by the late
board OF railroad commissioners, with some
novel features The present system OF wheat
!nspection is confined to the cities of St
Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth This works
admirably for the protection of the country
elevators when they ship their wheat to these
cities. 1t also protects the large farmers
who ship their own wheat by the car load,
Mr.. Donnelly's bill proposes that the county
commissioners of each county shall appoint
not more than three local inspectors in each
county, at the three stations handling the
greatest amount of wheat in the county.
Whenever farmer has dispute with
WarehO uSeman as to the grade or weight of
his wheat he can call upon the local in
Spector, who shall decide as to the grade,
anu il REQUIRED weigh the wheat He shall
be paid 20 cents for grading and 10 cents for
weighing, TO be paid by the party against
whom his decision is given There may not
be one case in nifty where such a dispute
would arise. but the fact that there was a
representative of the state to whom appeal
could b made would prevent good deal of
axtortion. The local inspector would prob
ably be merchant; he would receive
$500 per year for his services besides
his fees, 10 be paid out of the
state inspection fund. Mr.. DonnelIy esti-
mates that there would be 80 such local
inspectors N the state, and their salaries
would amount TO S40, 900. An inspection
charge OF One-quarter Of one cent on all the
wheat III the state would yield over $780,
600; and the local grading would save them
NJ least i've cents buShel at cost of one
quarter eff one cent Ii either party was
dissatisfied with the grading made by the
local Inspector he could have the right of
appeal 10 the chief inspector in ST Paul.
small sack OF the wheat in question would
be sealed up md sent TO the chief inspector;
and IN the meantime the warehOuseman
wGU:u be obliged to received the wheat as
0f the grade liked, but he would issue an
'aprraI ticket tO"be reformed if the grade is
charged" The bill provides that the local
Inspector shall be the local weighmaster, and
shall have onc-half OF all the heavy fines
inflicted under the bill for false weights.
No country warehouse can be opened with
out a license from the board of railroad and
warehouse commissioners, and il any ware
hOuSeman is detected in defrauding the
farmers his license will be revoked and never
again renewed. Publicity will be given to
all the acts of the warehousemen If he
ships out more high grade wheat than he re-
ceved, or than he can account for, the board
shall Investigate him. Any surplus wheat
left in his warehouse at end OF each year
or the 1st of August 0 and above 5 per
cent Of what he can account for, shall be-
long TO the state inspection fund This fund
shall be raised by fines etc, and by the in
spectIon charge of one-fourth of cent per
bushel, so that the whole system will be self
supporting. The bill is carefully guarded in
Its provisions. Mr. Donnelly claims that it
Is one of the most important bills of the
session, and if passed will remedy many of
the evils of which the farmers have COM
planned for twenty years Double the usual
number of copies were ordered printed, so
that all parties interested may be able to ex-
anime it before it is acted upOn.
SENATE.-The feature OF the proceedings
was the vote for U. S. Senator. After The
nominating speeches, President Rice or
dered the roll to be called, and each sena-
tor announced his choice as his name was
called. The vote was as follows, all sena-
tors being present:
For Cushman X. Davis-Brown, Buck
man, Burkhardt, Chapman, Clark, Clough,
Compton, Comstock, Crandall, Daniels,
Day, Dodge, Eaton, Edwards, Finseth,
Goodrich Hall. Halve"son, Hixon Hoard,
Ives, Johnson, NJ, Jcu nson, T., Lende
Nelson, Sampson Scheftsl Shields, Sven
son, Thacker. Wallmark, Y, I'll, Wood-33
For Michael Doran-Aik n, A nderson,
Bowen, Child, Durant, Gibson, Hayden,
Keller Nachbar. Oswald, Pope, Smith,
WEIGH, Whitman-14.
Senator Buchanan and Ives nominated
Mr.. Davis and Senator's Pope and Aiken
Mr.. Doran. When Mr.. Oswald's bill giving
Minneapolis another judge came up, Mr..
Goodrich objected to it because, he said, he
could not find that there was any reason
why another judge should be appointed
there. The state law provides that in case
the judges OF any district are unable to take
care OF the business OF the courts they can
call in judges from other districts to help
them out. Mr.. Ward said he opposed the
bill because it was time for the Republican.
party to stop making fat offices for people.
There was no use for another iukge at Min
neapolis, as the judges there could get all
the help they needed from other judges.
Senator Pope introduced bill to au-
thOrize the burial by the state Of honor
ably discharged soldiers and sailors who
die without leaving means for that pur-
pose, and appropriating ST. 900 per year
for that purpose.
HOUsE.-Before proceeding to vote for |
Senator Mr.. Rogers OF Ramsey placed |
Cushman K. Davis in nomination and |
m ade an elegant speech.
There was a round of applause at the close |
of Mr. Rogers speech. Mr.. Reese of Kan |
diyohi seconed the nomination in few
WeIl-chosen words rs to the interest that the |
country took in the election of Mr. Davis |
Mr.. Emery of Wabasha nominated the Hon. |
Michael Doran of LIE Sueur for United |
States senator, as man who would not |
"blister the stars with his eloquence," but |
was fresh from the people Mr.. Lucas of |
Hennepin nominated the Hon. Ara Barton of |
Rice, as a worthy, loyal Democrat. The |
vote was then taken as follows:
For Davis-Anderson u. A. Amesou, Arnold, |
Baker, Barker, Bennett, Bjorge Brown, Buffum,
Bunge, Colby, Comstock Costello, Donnelly, |
Dunno Elmquist, Ellingson, Estes. Evenson, |
Fathers Flynn, Freeman, Green. Haivorson, |
Hanson. Hattlestad Howard, Hurd, Iverson
Johnson, Johusrud, Jones CM.). Jones Nv. RI. |
Reyes. Knox, Kreis. Latham, Lee, Lehman, Law,
Lum, Mattson. Millar Morrison, Naeseth New
ell, Nobles Nordvold, Petit, Plowman, Potter,